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As Spill Recedes, Probes Advance

The months-long saga of BP PLC's leaking well might be nearly over, but the investigations have only begun.

BP's attempt to use cement to effectively kill its ruptured well a mile down in the Gulf of Mexico "appears to be performing as expected," Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said Friday.

The company planned to go...

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BP engineers say they're done cementing the throat of the busted well... and now they're just waiting for it to dry. It's one of the last steps of the "static kill." Marianne Rafferty reports. Courtesy Fox News.